Re: task-kde only marginally useful
On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Ivan E. Moore II wrote:
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> The task packages are a poor hack to solve a problem. They don't work
> properly and are a big waste of space. the Packages file is big enough as
> it is then to add versions to every package that task-kde depends on?
<shrug> I would not notice another K or two (hundred, even).
> > I realize this kind of behaviour would only be useful (visible) to
> > unstable users... but isn't that where it is needed (so one can track
> > unstable-KDE without tracking all of unstable), and wouldn't that
> > result in more potential beta testers for the packages (by virtue of
> > lowering the bar to tracking unstable-KDE).
>
> I understand your needs...however I'm not looking at task-kde being a solution
> for upgrades as it's just not going to work that way and I'm not going to
> spend the time needed and take the heet from other developers just to take
> care of this. I'm focusing on release and getting everything to a point where
> a new users can do a apt-get install task-kde or use tasksel and install a
> stock system with kde.
Ok. Thanks for your time, Ivan.
I guess I'll need to look at writing an "upgrade-task" prog that
tries to install everything a task depends on (and recommends or
suggests items if they are already installed).
- Bruce
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